Senior Associate: Principal Finance

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Nedbank Full time
Job Purpose

To assist with conceptualising, identifying, developing and executing profitable long-term debt, preference share, quasi-equity and equity solutions in South Africa and in the rest of Africa and acting in collaboration with internal and external clients and stakeholders, including our alliance partners. Assist in providing support to Principals when originating deals by scanning the market, marketing of clients & pitching ideas and networking; effectively contribute to deal execution teams through providing seamless support, attending forums, processes, project budgeting to ensure improved business competitiveness; provide support to Business Unit Head on strategies, systems, processes, frameworks and products, creating a competitive advantage for the business; build and maintain solid internal/external relationships with relevant stakeholders and Clients.

Assist Principals to implement and close transactions by sharing your professional skills, completing deal assessments, running various pricing scenarios & debt scoping financial models, structuring the transaction, executing on compliance and assisting in presenting well written credit / IC applications to the relevant committees.

Job Responsibilities

Origination and cross sell

Take a supporting role in the client and deal origination targets of PF through:
- Identifying potential new clients for Nedbank CIB;
- Identifying potential new transaction opportunities for Nedbank CIB;
- Display innovative thinking and creativity in terms of deal / product generation and structuring
Take a leading role in the CIB cross sell targets of PF through:

• Identifying opportunities for IB teams, i.e., Debt Finance teams, Corporate Finance;

• Identifying opportunities for Markets.

• Identifying opportunities for Transaction Banking.
Manage internal processes - credit, IC, KYC compliance, legal, etc.
Ensure regulatory compliance by Sanctions checking and adherence to regulations, policies and procedures (FICA, KYC, etc.)
Execute credit / IC approval processes by providing support with structuring, rating, pricing and analyzing the client/deal opportunity, as well as collaborating in the completion of the credit / IC application through constructive communication and consultation;
Ensure ongoing risk management by completing annual credit reviews, reviewing the risk annually, assessing performance & undertaking regular client visits in collaboration with internal stakeholders;
Improve deal origination by providing multidisciplinary solutions, identifying and resolving work problems and delivering the required output to clients

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Preferred Qualification

Bachelor's Degree (Hons) in Finance or Accounting, Sciences, Economics, Engineering, Legal or Bus Science (Hon) Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Economics and any BSc (Hon), CA (SA), CFA, master's degree in commerce

Minimum Experience Level

5-6 years experience in a relevant industry or investment banking, with a strong background in leaning and/or supporting lending teams in the leveraged finance and corporate lending industry. Relevance private equity front office experience in the areas of deal origination, structuring, deal execution and ongoing management of portfolio assets..

Technical / Professional Knowledge
  • Business Acumen
  • Business principles
  • Business writing
  • Data analysis
  • Governance, Risk and Controls
  • Principles of financial management
  • Relevant regulatory knowledge
  • Relevant software and systems knowledge
  • Research methodology
  • Relevant product knowledge
Behavioural Competencies
  • Applied Learning
  • Communication
  • Collaborating
  • Building partnerships
  • Managing Work
  • Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
Employment Equity Statement

Preference will be given to individuals from underrepresented groups

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at

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